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Victorian Naval Forces Muster

for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*

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Last Name:Drayton
First Name:Samuel
Rank:Boy
Birth Date:
Branch:HMCS Victoria Crew

Samuel Drayton

Boy

Transferred from the Naval Training Ship, HMVS Nelson, to HMCS Victoria on 28 September 1868.

Victorian Naval Training Ship for Boys, Register 1865-1876 VPRS 11976/P0001/00001


* 1853 is given as the commencement date for the Victorian Navy as this is the year that Commander Lockyer (RN) went to Britain to superintend the building of HMCS Victoria.
Although the Victorian Navy ended in 1901 the career of Cerbeus etc continued. In 1910 the new ships started arriving & manning levels increased.

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